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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-08

light L had come to a clearing where there
was little else but marshy Underground.
AT one side of this clearing, next the fence,
the dogs were leaping and yelping
under tree of very moderate size and
height. AS l approached the tree stood
out plain as silhouette against the
moon-lighted heavens, and perched
on an out-growing limb was a dark
bunch. 1t was raccoon evidently. re-
gretted that l had not brought my gun |;
but as l had not, other methods must be
adopted to bag this coon. l had fire.
quently in my younger days climbed
a tree and shaken down the cling
ing opossum or raccoon, and I felt
that l could still do so. Without
further thought l commenced to climb
the tree. As swarmed up the trunk,
l found the tree was partially dead,
though near the top there appeared to
be little foliage. gazed up and saw
the coon reposing on the limb about
halfway from the bottom. At this mo-
ment my upward course was impeded by
sundry small branches that. obtruded
from the trunk. l was forced to exam.
inc carefully where placed my hands
and feet to avoid fall, for the branches
were very brittle. Only for few mo-
menus were my eyes removed from my
prey and, as soon as l had firm foot
hold, I glanced up.
Merciful heavens the coon was gone
The tree in the full light of the moon
was bare of any object but myself
Where could he have gomez
He had not descended the tree, for
was closely embracing the trunk. He
had not ascended, for could see every
twig on the tree. Hal he has den in
the tree, thought I, but the tree was too
small, it appeared to me, to have a den
at the height where the coon was. How
ever, he was evidently in the tree, for
had he reached the ground the dogs
would have seen him, and they were still
dancing and yelping underneath.
climbed to the top until the branches
waved to and fro with my weight, but
could not find hole large enough to
permit the entrance of q rat.
l am not superstitious, but the sudden
disappearance of this animal and the story
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architecture, with balcony at the
first story, and two at the third.
Between these two is the coat of arms
of Desdemona's family. The entrance
from the Grand Canal is closed now,
for the Dutch minister occupies the
lower part of the house. A pretty
little archway leads from the Grand
Hotel to Desdemona's palace, and over
this Mr.. Pianta conducted me. The
boudoir has been modernized to the ex-
tent of comfortable beds and carpets, but
an old.fashioned settee, richly carved, to-
gether with praying chair" of rare
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Directions for Summer Comfort.

1t is best to wear dark clothing in the sum-
mer, says DR.. Edison in the Epoch. The black
On the other hand, the heat will pass out
through the black textures rapidly, SO that
the radiation of the heat from the body
would be much freer in a person clothed in
black than white. This statement is forci-
bly, illustrated by the white coats of animals
which live in the Arctic regions. They are
color holds the bodily heat and does not al
low it to radiate as rapidly as black. Per
contra, DR.. Willard Parker says in the same
number of the Epoch: 'The best way to
dress is to wear thin woolen material next
the skin, as little outside clothing as possi-
BILE, and that of light color. Dark colors
draw the heat and light ones repel it.,
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of the bob-tailed coon came 20 close to.
gether that for moment an unpleasant
feeling came over me, and commenced to
descend. As slowly came downward
made discovery-the tree was totally
dead, the tuft of foliage had sean from
the ground belonged to . grapevine
which entwined itself around some of
the branches and whose leaves, yellowed
BY the frost, still chung TO 1t. A. I ex-
other side of the fence from the tree and
reached over and caught the limbs few
feet from the fence. This accounted for
my not noticing the grapevine when I
climbed the tree. All was now plain
there was no diablsris about this 'ooon /;
he was amply . shrewd old
fellow Who he'd probably many Z
tine lad ths degs Isrsy chass through
~ woods. Hs Aa6 caught - vile
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A certain learned judge when attempt
ing to be clear, is at times rather perplexing.
"My good woman" he is reported to have
saia to witness. ",you must give an answer,
In the fewest possible words Of which you are
whether, when you were crossing the street
with the baby on your arm and the omni-
bus was coming down on the right side and
the cab on the left and the brougham was
trying to pass the omnibus, you saw the
plaintiff between the brougham and the cab,
and whether or not near the brougham, cab,
and omnibus, or either, or any two, and
which OF them respectively-or how was itf"
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sHE DIDN'T KNOW.
How Lady Mistook Two Assessors for II
tending Buyers Of Property.

How Lady Mistook Two Assessors for In.
tending Buyers Of Property.
Mary" said prominent Cincinnati gen.
tleman to his wife few mornings ago, Just
before leaving for his place of business,
MARY, expect a couple Of gentlemen will
view Of buying. Don't be careless with them
and neglect to show them all the good points
about the premises. If you are o little dis
Greet now we can get good price for the
II understand. loyey. I'll not neglect
them," hearing which the 'lovey" departed.
In the course q the day two gentlemen
possible In inspecting the place. No real
estate dealer could ever have been more volu-
BILE In describing property in an option town
than was this loyal little spouse.
why, gentlemen" said she, I'VE have &C.
tually received repeated Offers Of e60, 900 for
ss; gfSps,y :,:y, :nS Ssa. hsys ~ hs1S i all along
That night, q the husband entered his
home, he said II ives sorry to-day, Mary,
bnt those gentlemen had some downtown
eug,gemsnt, 20 that they could not come
"whafs that you sayr exclaimed the
wife. -
q ss,d thoss ssntlsmsn oouldn't come
"But they did, though, and tell You I
cracked up the plaes TO them. verify BE-
hsve made them think the old rookery ives
"How did they lcok r. asked the husband.
The wife described them, when, with o
solemn invocation, the husband threw mp
both hands and yelled: Mary. you have
talking to the ASSESSOR -CyasisaAS NssSs-
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One OF the most prodigious engineering
ing the Rocky mountains under Trays Peak,
which rises no less than 14.441 feet above
the level of the sea. 1t is stated that at 4, AL
feet below the peak, by tunneling from east
to west for 25, 600 feet, direct communication
could be opened between the valleys on the
Atlantic slope and those on the Pacific side.
This would shorten the distance between
Denver, in Colorado, and Salt Lake City, in
Utah, and consequently the distance bel ween
the Missouri river, say at st. Louis, and San
Francisco. 300 miles, and there would be
little more required in the way of ascending
of the work has already been accomplished.
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Copyrighted, 1871

Y boy h o o d was
spent in the coun.
try and my amuse-
ments were the ro-
bust and hearty
sports of the coun-
try lad-hunting,
fishing and trap
ping. Ihave track
ed the rabbit on the
snow and sat for
hours under a
hickory-nut tire e
awaiting the drop
ping hulls, giving
evidence of the
gray squirrel at his
meals. With beat
ing heart I have
arisen in the wee
isma' hours of the
morning and hast
ened to the snare
set in the fence
corner, hoping to
find q rabbit sus-
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In England it is well-known fact that the
female relations of political candidate are
often powerful aids in securing success says
the Boston Herald. In this country female
influence in politics is one that has not been
greatly utilized, and candidates. chance for
success would be materially lessened were
1t known he was using this means of secur-
ing popularity, and yet it is admitted to be
an indirect advantage to public officer to
have an attractive female relation to repre-
sent him before the people. It Il said that
land, will go solidly for her husband in con-
sequence of her atfability and easy and
pleasant way of receiving people.
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VENICE, August 20.-Although the Ital-
ians love poetry and romance, I cannot
help but think of them as iconoclasts.
They merely shatter all sorts of romantic
idols one sets up in regard to Romeo and
Juliet. Even in showing you Desdemo-
mas home and Othello's palace, you
have the poetry taken away by the way
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II has long been known that in some spsci-
the joints of the cane. This is called s4sbo-
sheer. and il supposed TO be deposited nom
the silicious juices of the cane. Another culi-
osity Of the sort . the 'cocoanut seopei'
found IN the East India islands. II v. annoed-
Ing TO DR.. Kimmins, 9. pure carbonata q
round, son somssimss G % pssr " sSspsS' I [ whils ~ -.
pesranos is that of vhitS peasl vifhcSt
much lustre. Some Of the nEo4as aro = 49,
Z. cherries, and = hssd = fslspay a. e
They sss vsry rarely found. ard sss No.
= peecaous seOneD b. Odental, end dRag1n6
essinS d. @ sVA spisie b ~ s61lylIs
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She Has Improved.

Emma Abbott, the opera singer, has besn
talking about herself. She says: 81 have
ts been working soTswhst TOO long under the
ing days. When / Started out, about eight
yeazs ago, / was only . slsts-psncil school,
GIRL ! bad . voics for whose bsneft every.
thing had TO - tsansposed little lower. I
had e much de- about drea.ins = Black.
osshs b IN s q Is 80 ssaas.s ~ - :
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Dan Emmet, the father of modern negro
minstrelsy, 10 now selling milk for Q living
In Chicago. He is q genial old man Of sev.
enty-two, who entertains his friends with
interesting "reminiscences. Occasionally he
blacks up and gives them . taste Of what
Into burissqus opera and male ballet SlI'tc bust.
mes. Emmet's lame will rest ON the author-
ship Of Dixie" which be wrote 70 please
some professional friends In New York,
never dreaming that Il would become an inn
pRishAbls national sir.-1 1Srkaa0s.
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DLAcKBERRyrNo.
II. .. n.

u. :. n.
The berries are all hiding, oh,
As frightened as can be.
For who are these astriding, oh,
Across the fields, they see?
Great giants all, in aprons white,
All scampering 80 fast,
They mean upon these berries bright
To make gay repast.
Great giants all with hats of red,
And all with pals of tin,
They seize the berries by the head,
And hustle them right in.
They bear them off. these ogres-see
Home over field and dell,
And into cut-glass bowls for tea
They tumble them pell NELL.
And this will be their tragic fate,
Some in the cream will drown,
And some in sugar suffocate.
Each-all-be gobbled down!
Youths Companion
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SHATTERED IDOLS.
REALITY MAKES COMMONPLACE
ITALIAN ROMANCE.

The Poetry Of shakspeare's Dreams
Changed into Vulgar Prose An Ameri-
cans visit to Desdemona's Former Home.
Othello's Palace Now . Beer saloon.
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do so. You shall occupy
Desdemona's boudoir." 1t
was a temptation one could
not resist. First, a word
about Desdemona's home
outside. 1t is a four-story
stone palace, faced with
marble of true Gothic
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fore us was . great black blur against
the sky; It was the woods where we
hoped to find the willy raccoon, and
whom we had arrived within about 500
yards Of It Joe loosed the dogs. "Mout
b . varmint in de corn" said he.
The dogs knew their business, and ct
once commenced scurrying around with
their noses to the ground.
Joe and I continued our way until we
came to the fence dividing the woods
from the corn.feld, and there we halted,
awaiting developments.
We had fingered possibly twenty. five
minutes when I heard q noise that
thrilled me a. had never done the sweet
est notes struck by great maestro; 1t
was the bay of one of the hounds as he
caught the scent Of his prey.
"a varmint r shouted Joe, and away
we went. The dogs, for both of them
were "tonguing" now, led up along the
fence for about quarter of q mile, then
we heard the sounds losing themselves
In the woods.
"Come on |" yelled Joe, flinging him
self over the fence. I followed and found
myself tearing recklessly through the
great woods. Brambles caught in my
clothes, branches whipped me sharply in
the face and more than once fell heavily
over root that caught my foot, but un-
needing obstacles kept even with old
Joe, who thought was surprised at INV
woodcraft. On we went for miles; al
times the baying of the dogs became so
faint that feared we would lose them,
then the sound would become distinct
and swell grandly in the midnight silence
of the woods. :
"Dis am long chase" gasped Joe;
"must be an ole varmint"
At that moment something loomed up
In the gloom; it was a post-and-r rider
fence.
"Wha dat fence" exclaimed Joe, and
in q minute, ut am de cornfield. God a
mighty,w are arter de bob.tailed coon "
continued Joe in accents of horror; then
he commenced to yell yah yahp'
What are you about? ?" exclaimed I.
"Callin' of de dogs, boss" said Joe;
don you see we hab been runnin' in a
circle and come around to whar we
started. No coon run dat way; dis am de
bob-tailed coon, an we muss glib up de
hunt"
II am going to tree that coon If I have
to run all night" said l with determine.
tion and dashed on in the direction of the
baying of the dogs, now becoming faint.
You'll get hutt sumpin'll happen to
you " shouted old Joe in warning, as he
followed me despairingly.
The chase now led up the woods par.
allel with the fence. We soon passed
the cornfield, and now there was wood.
land on both sides of the fence. On !
dashed. the notes of the dogs sounding
at intervals clear as a bell on the crisp
air. Some distance behind me old Joe
followed at dog trot.
Suddenly the baying of the dogs
changed from the long g-drawn mellow
CRY to q short. sharn vein understood
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COUNTRY SPORT.
THE NEGRO SUPERSTITION OF THE
BOBTAILED COON.

An Animated Description Of Maryland
Night Hunt-what Happened TO . Dis
believor-Causht in the Fork Of Limb,
and Only Rescued When Nearly Dead.
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what that meant. The
coon was freed. "Come
on !" l shouted to Joe,
and plunged through
the thicket. Just then
Iheard a fall, and look
ing behind l saw Joe
sprawling theground.
Use done hutt nv
foot" said Joe; "I'll wait
for you hyar." I was
inclined to think Joe's
accident was premedi.
tated in order to avert
the calamity of chasing
the bob-tailed coon, but
l did not stop to ex-
press my opinion. The
moon had risen and I
saw before me a wide
Danseof ailverv moon.
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Mn Clsvtoed Paris ee.rsspcudrt of the
esss e " ~ y 3 = RcS: cam
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Aeoording 10 German statistics Afty-fou4
81 . tuck By lightning e on one ~ birSh: Sc:
- nesi f.ssSset1y: SOU slsS has en- inso; 9.
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EGYpTS SUMMER.
HEAT COMPARED WITH THAT OF
OTHER COUNTRIES.

The Temperature Much More Favorable
Than That Of India-Slow and solid Rise
Of the Mighty Nile-wild Duck ana
Aquatic Fowl in Large Numbers. ~
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beauty as to ornamentation, sdorn the
room and hallway, and these Mr.. Pianta
vouches are Desdemons's own furniture.
1t is said that when you are in Rome you
must do - the Romans do; we'll, when
the Italians tell you tales Of their relics,
expect you must believe them. At any
rate Mr.. Pianta keeps good hotel and
knows how to Get good meal and make
one comfortable, and am sorry did not
spend I'll ths two wseks Iwas In Venice
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17

Tonight the German club will hold
forth at their finely appointed ball
aud rooms. The event will be a repeti.
ton of what has become 30 well
known and appreciated as the Dutch
Dance.n The name itself Ia a misno-
mer from the fact that the attendance
Ia not confined to the Germans them
selves but is open To all their friends
who like to meet the members fami-
lies, enjoy q social dance and embrace
a glass Of foaming larger. One can
we'll imagine how fondly u adopted
German citizens think Of Fatherland
80 far away when memory brings
forth the thoughts of many such
gatherings as these that the club en-.
joy. Family parties where the father
with complacent smile looks upon the
robust enjoyment of his offspring,
looks fondly at his Frau and t.inks of
the lime when they were young and
drink h glass OF the amber fluid to
each others health. Tonight Berth
holds smile will be like unto q fathers
for unto ell does he give a fatherly
welcome, while tie stslwart framed
Neils will greet you at the door and
show you where to place your bat
and the customary fee.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17
what rrue Merit VIII Do

The unprecedented sale OF Boschee's
German Syrup within a few years, has
ast0nished the world. IL Is without
doubt the safest and best remedy ever
discovered for the speedy and efiectual
cure OF coughs, colds and the severest
lung troubles. IL acts on an entirely
different principle from the usual pre-
scriptions given by physicians, rs II
does not dry up a cough and leave the
disease still in the system, but on the
contrary removes the cause of the
trouble, heals the parts affected and
leaves them in a purely healthy condi
ton. A bottle kept In the house ioI
Use when the diseases make their ap
pearance, will save Doctors bills and /
long spell Of serious illness. A tria
VIII convince you OF these facts. 1t Il
positively sold by all druggists an,
general dealers 10 the land. Price, u
cents, large bottles.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17
Misery After Eating

Is avoided BY dyspeptics Who, guided by tbs re.
corded experience Of Thousands. begin and system
sticslly pursue q course Of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. Persistence In the use Of this pure and
highly accredited stomachie, is the sole and agree
able condition Of the entire removal Of the obsti'
nate forms OF dyspepsia, no less than . temporary
ht Of indigestion. In connection with the
use Of this specific, is desirable to avoid articles Of
food which individual experience has shown to b
difteult Of digestion, by the stomsch sought to b
benefited. Each dyspeptic's past observation Of
his digestive capacity should enable him to be hi'
own guild and mentor In this particular, no, trust
ing 10 any dieteic rules TO general 10 be suited Il
particular cases. Biliousness and constipation
heartburn, wind upon the stomach, sour eructar
tion. headache ana mental dependency are amons
the c~oncomiiants Of dyspepsia, and We pnt 1t tt
flight by the Bitters.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17

Last evening the young boy and
girl acquaintance of Miss Nellie
Thompson surprised the little lady by
appearing in u body at the residence
Of her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. 4. ].
Thompson. The hospitsble elders
did all 10 their power TO make the
evening an enjoyable one, the little
folks enjoying themselves In playin,
games, closing with a dainty repast.
Those present were Nettie Downey,
Julia Strayer, Daisy Gibbs. Ssllie
Holt, Clara Brown, Fannie Snow,
Lottie Busch and Blanche Comstock,
and the boys were represented IN q
slight minority, being Eddie Holt, Paul
Milburn and Rob Gibbs.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17
Finest Trains in the World

Are run owe the MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD between
Minneapolis. st. Paul and Chicago In
IA hours. The ONLY LINE running
MANN BOUDoIR CARS, and PARLoR
CHAIR CARS, aud the only line run
ning THROUGH DAYLIGHT TRAINS
between MINNEAPoLIs, ST.. PAUL Il
CHICAGO. Procure your tickets at the
nearest ticket office.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17

w. f. Savage and Charley Ander.
son left this morning for Forsyth from
where they will take TO the river and
boat il down 10 Miles, expecting to
arrive here Sunday evening. At
Hathaway they will be joined by
another party and boat IN command
OF Lou Dear. and proceed the rest OF
tue way in company. Wee betide
the unlucky Waterfowl or deer that
obstructs their progress as the boys
are all good shots and propose to make
IL interesting for any game that they
discover.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17

Chris. Anderson, formerly of sun
day creek, but now located at Willis.
ton. DAB, was in town yesterday set
Ting up his business prior to q final
departure for his new home. Chris.
rad an excellent start as q smsll stock
grower until last winters LOSSES. aud
although he has not lost faith In Mon.
tana as a stock country, he thinks IL
advisable to turn granger for q while
and to that end has purchased land
near Williston. Chris is an estimable
citizen and we regret to lose him.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17
A gentleman in whose abatement w,

A gentleman In whose statement We
place great confidence wal In receipt
Of information last night from New
York which led him TO assure a re-
porter that everything now argued
the elevation to the presidency OF
the Northern Pacific of Thomas F.
Cakes. The directors held their meet.
ing yesterday at New York and this
informH ticn IL first hand and direct.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17
Notice.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTER COUNTY. 7
MILES CITY, NJ. T., Sept. IL, 1887. J
Notice Is hereby given that the
board Of county commissioners will
meet as II board of equalization for the
correction of the assessment roll Of the
year 1887, and for the transaction OF
such other business IS may legally
come before it, at the Office Of the
county clerk In Miles City on Mon
day, September 10th, at 10 O'Clock q. m,
l.. &. DEAR,
Clerk of the board.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17

B. Ullman has sold and shipped ia
L. A. Winchester at Great Falls, the
ariesian well boring apparatus with
which Ssbmalsle & Ullman have done
50 much good work in times past in
Miles City. Winchester has several
contracts for we'll boring at Great
Falls, though 1t yet remains to be seen
II u eessful boring can be done In
that locality,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17

DIR. Burleigh's advent into the coun-
Gil during this extra session showed
that he was fully prepared to work
for all things that were advantageous
to his constituents and the public gen.
orally. His experience in the halls
of Congress and the Dakota legislature
stood him In good stead.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17

An amendment to the incorporation
bill was passed at the special session Of
the Legislature, reducing the limit of
taxation from one per cent. of the as.
sessed valuation TO three-quarters of
one per cent.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17

Cattle owners greet with joy the
heated sun rays which make II un-
comfortably warm during the day. II
is just what is needed to make the
range grass cure and ripen and put
fat on the beeves In layers thick and
heavy,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17

Among arrivals at the Macqueen
from the east this morning were 5. H.
Bell, Minneapolis; Geo. j. Crane,
Council Bluff; E, Cross, Mechanics.
burg, H.; ID. Milligen, jefferson, Ia,
A. G. Stuart, 81. Paul.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-17

Some cowboys got uprosrious last
night during which six.shooters
were flashed IN sight. Constable Rus.
sell made one arrest and several COLI
fiscatiOns.